R. U. R. - format ePub

Proč po celém světě jako lavina vzrůstá náboženské běsnění a lidská touha po dokonalém štěstí? Nechtěným efektem zázračného stroje na výrobu energie je totiž vytvoření „Absolutna" – esence, působící...

R.U.R. - written in 1920, premiered in Prague in 1921, and first performed in New York in 1922 - garnered worldwide acclaim for its author and popularized the word 'robot'. Mass-produced as efficient...

Scritto nel 1920 e messo in scena per la prima volta al Nàrodnì Divadlo di Praga il 25 gennaio del 1921, R.U.R. segna l'ingresso nelle lingue di tutto il mondo di un neologismo che avrà una fortuna inattesa...

One of the great anti-utopian satires of the twentieth century, an inspiration to writers from Orwell to Vonnegut, at last in a modern translation. Man discovers a species of giant, intelligent newts...

Karel Čapek: Post, Polizei, Hunde und Räuberei. Fünf Märchen, gelesen von Adam Hahne. Inhalt: Das große Polizei-Märchen Das Post-Märchen Das Wassermann-Märchen Das zweite Räuber-Märchen Das Hunde-Märchen...

The Gardener’s Year is a charming and light-hearted insight into the life of an amateur gardener. Structured loosely around what to plant, grow or cultivate each month, Karel Capek takes us on a rollicking...

In "Kreuzwege" entführt Karel Čapek die Leser in eine facettenreiche Welt der inneren und äußeren Konflikte, die einer tiefgehenden philosophischen Reflexion bedarf. Das Buch, das in einem sehr klaren...

Karel Capeks herrlich erfrischender Klassiker der modernen Gartenliteratur liegt zu seinem 120. Geburtstag endlich in einer neuen Übersetzung vor: Humorvoll, leidenschaftlich und selbstironisch, ist DAS...

Wenn Karel Čapek nach Italien fährt, dann nicht in erster Linie auf touristischen Pfaden. Er wandert ohne Plan, ohne vorgefasste Meinungen. Da ihm aber "alles des Anschauens wert ist", erschließen sich...

Kare Capeks Roman befasst sich bereits 1924 mit den Risiken und Gefahren der Atomenergie. Ein verwirrter Wissenschaftler experimentiert mit dem Element Krakatit und bringt damit die Welt an den Rand der...

»Allen sonstigen Meinungen zum Trotz entsteht ein Gärtner weder aus Samen noch aus Schösslingen, Zwiebeln, Knollen oder Ablegern, er wächst einzig und allein durch die Erfah­rung, durch die Umgebung und...

In 'Masaryk erzählt sein Leben (Gespräche mit Karel Čapek)' präsentiert der renommierte Autor Karel Čapek eine faszinierende Sammlung von Gesprächen mit dem ehemaligen tschechoslowakischen Staatspräsidenten...

Karel Capek gilt als einerder wichtigsten tschechischen Schriftsteller des 20. Jahrhunderts. Sein Werk umfasst futuristische Romane, Detektivgeschichten, Märchen und Schauspiele. In diesem Sammelband...

In Karel apek's 'The Absolute at Large', readers are taken on a philosophical journey exploring the consequences of a scientific discovery that allows for the unlimited generation of energy. Written in...

Scritto nel 1920 e messo in scena per la prima volta al Nàrodnì Divadlo di Praga il 25 gennaio del 1921, R.U.R. segna l'ingresso nelle lingue di tutto il mondo di un neologismo che avrà una fortuna inattesa...

Les tritons de Capek sont de braves salamandres habitant à faible profondeur près des côtes. Ce sont des êtres paisibles, taillables et corvéables à merci et même comestibles. Après les avoir découvert,...

Amoureux des jardins et des coins de balcon potagers, jardiniers débutants ou expérimentés, monomaniaques du sarclage et du rempotage, et avant tout amateurs de poésie et d'humour malicieux, cet almanach...

Depuis de longues années la compagnie R.U.R. inonde la planète de ses « robots », parfaitement semblables à l'homme et produits en masse dans son usine insulaire. Mais l'humanité, privée de travail, inactive...

Plus de quatre-vingts ans après la disparition de Karel Capek, le monde est confronté à une pandémie présentant de curieuses ressemblances avec la maladie blanche. Une nouvelle confirmation de l'intuition...

Ce livre de Karel Čapek, paru à Prague en 1929, est une véritable petite merveille, et non un "pensum" d'horticulture comme son titre pourrait le faire croire. En effet, il suffit de regarder les quelques...

" Il est temps de relire Capek pour le rire insouciant qu'il crée dans ses contes, rire derrière lequel pointe souvent l'angoisse. C'est une joie de lire l'œuvre de cet incroyable conteur,...

Le Châtiment de Prométhée et autres fariboles se compose de 29 récits, écrits entre 1920 et 1938, qui réinterprètent, avec beaucoup de malice et d’intelligence, les grandes thématiques bibliques et historiques.

Válka s mloky od Karla Čapka je satirický vědeckofantastický román, který nabízí hlubokou kritiku společnosti a varování před nebezpečím lidské chamtivosti. Příběh začíná objevením nového druhu mloků,...

NÁZEV: RUR (Rossum's Universal Robots)AUTOR: Karel Čapek, 1920Bez DRMJazyk: ČeskyIlustrovánoŽánr: Vědeckofantastická hraPoprvé uvedená v roce 1921, "RUR" je zásadní sci-fi hra, která světu přinesla slovo...

TITLE: RUR (Rossum's Universal Robots) AUTHOR: Karel Čapek, 1920No DRMLanguage: EnglishIllustratedGenre: Science Fiction PlayProduct Description:First performed in 1921, "RUR" is the seminal science fiction...

Nel 1936, mentre sull’Europa già incombeva lo spettro della guerra, Karel Čapek intraprese con la moglie il suo ultimo grande viaggio, attraversando la Danimarca e la Svezia con la ferrovia per proseguire...

Protagonisti dei ventinove racconti, scritti tra il 1920 e il 1938, sono personaggi notissimi della storia, della letteratura, della Bibbia, di cui Čapek ci offre una versione “casalinga”. Li smitizza...

L’ingenuo ingegner Marek inventa un “carburatore” che disintegra completamente la materia, convertendola in energia utilizzabile a scopi industriali. G.H. Bondy, presidente della MEAS, s’impossessa del...

Nelle sue brevi e irriverenti narrazioni, Čapek fonde la realtà quotidiana con alcuni elementi della tradizione mitica boema: i protagonisti di queste nove favole sono funzionari pubblici alle prese con...

Tento příběh začíná tím, že do nemocnice přivezou muže v bezvědomí, který se zranil při leteckém neštěstí. Nad jeho lůžkem se postupně vystřídají jasnovidec, jeptiška a básník a každý z nich se snaží...

“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.”—Ann Patchett“Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma...

"'There will be three tasks, spaced throughout the school year, and they will test the champions in many different ways … their magical prowess - their daring - their powers of deduction - and, of course,...

"'You are sharing the Dark Lord's thoughts and emotions. The Headmaster thinks it inadvisable for this to continue. He wishes me to teach you how to close your mind to the Dark Lord.'" Dark times have...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting Dune Messiah, the sequel to one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for...

'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent'Captivating' The Sunday Times'An absorbing thriller' Mail on SundayNO...

THE INSPIRATION FOR HBO AND SKY TV’S EMMY NOMINATED HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Centuries before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon...

A DEADLY CAR ACCIDENT STEALS KATE'S LOVER FROM HER LIFE AND SHE LOSES EVERYTHING... Running from the life she had built in New York to attempt a new life in Seattle, Kate is determined to run from her...

A new full-length Winnie Parsons Mystery. Retired psychology professor Dr. Winifred Parsons spent decades studying the human psyche as a scientist and academic. But she also explored it from another angle:...

I am Blackstone, Jessica Blackstone I do a tour of duty in Alaska. It is mostly desk work and training to go into space. Most of the trip to Mars I am in chryosleep. First order of business is to investigate...

"What am I?" ... "You are an AI program."In a future where robots decorate cakes, paint murals, design their own bodies, and ponder what it means to have children, one woman's workshop becomes the epicenter...

A book to captivate your pre-teens, middle grade readers, glued reading topics and topics of fun adventures at the campsite. Discover a thrilling journey with Leo, Emma, and Oliver in this suspenseful...

The Dominion rules. The rebels bleed. The extremists burn. And the Drakgar are awakening.The galaxy is crumbling under the Dominion's rule. Guided by the Sentient AI Core—a machine worshiped as a god—the...

EVER VIGILANTShrapnel: The Official BattleTech Magazine is your latest intel report on enemy movements across the war-torn, BattleMech-dominated battlefields of the 31st century and beyond!Among the shattered...

2068. An Earth under AI control. All human needs are provided for but their access to technology greatly restricted.When up-and-coming artist Brandon Felstead is crucified on a New York rooftop, AID5241...

Death is calling for round two... motives are incidental.Cary Kruger thought the worst was behind her, but Meadowbrook isn't done with her yet. Six years after the murders that changed everything, Sam...

"Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'."Harry Potter has never even heard...

A funny, emotional and uplifting novel from the French Marian Keyes. 'Heartwarming' Good Housekeeping'A gorgeous story, charming and funny and poignant' Nicola Cornick For fans of Ruth Hogan, Veronica...

This ebook compiles Jule Verne's complete collection, including "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", "Journey to the Interior of the Earth", "The Mysterious Island", "Around the World in Eighty Days",...

The instant number one Sunday Times bestseller and thrilling sequel to the global phenomenon, Fourth Wing! THE IRON FLAME PAPERBACK EDITION INCLUDES A BRAND NEW CHAPTER FROM XADEN'S POINT OF VIEW!'Yarros...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for more than half a century,...

DON'T BE THE LAST TO DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT EVERYONE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT: 'Pure escapism - think Hunger Games meets Fifty Shades' The Sun'We weren't expecting to become obsessed . . . but we very...

"'There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year.'" Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy...

A heart-wrenching grim cozy pirate's tale with a little bit of romance. This is not 'Cozy' in the traditional sense, unless you find misery and betrayal to be as comforting as a cup of hot cocoa."This...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his...

"'Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go.'"When the Knight Bus crashes...

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire,...

The hauntingly prophetic classic novel. Over 1 million copies sold in the UK. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being...

This ebook contains Oscar Wilde's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook)...

"There it was, hanging in the sky above the school: the blazing green skull with a serpent tongue, the mark Death Eaters left behind whenever they had entered a building… wherever they had murdered…"...

"'Give me Harry Potter,' said Voldemort's voice, 'and none shall be harmed. Give me Harry Potter, and I shall leave the school untouched. Give me Harry Potter, and you will be rewarded.'"As he climbs...